The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has retired MS Dhoni‘s iconic jersey quantity 7 which implies that the upcoming India gamers will not have the choice to select the quantity 7 jersey in any of the three codecs of the game. The resolution has been confirmed by the Vice-President of the board, Rajeev Shukla.
 “This decision by the BCCI is keeping in mind the contribution of MS Dhoni in national as well as international cricket and is an honour for him. Jersey number 7 was an identity for MS Dhoni, and to prevent that brand from being diluted, this step taken by BCCI is worth appreciating,” Shukla instructed ANI.
Dhoni and the quantity seven are synonymous with one another and followers of the game in India affiliate the jersey quantity seven with the previous India skipper. Dhoni wore the quantity seven jersey throughout his taking part in days for India and even dons the jersey of the identical quantity at any time when he takes the sphere for his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Notably, there is just one India participant who’s presently in possession of the quantity seven jersey – Harmanpreet Kaur. The skipper of the Indian girls’s cricket group, Harmanpreet, dons the identical quantity as Dhoni throughout the three codecs.
Hence, it’s almost certainly that after Harmanpreet, no different Indian participant will get the chance to put on the quantity seven behind his/her again.
Apart from Dhoni’s quantity seven jersey, Sachin Tendulkar‘s quantity 10 has additionally not been given to any India participant for the reason that ‘Master Blaster’ hung his worldwide boots in November 2013. Tendulkar wore quantity 10 through the majority of his taking part in days.
Interestingly, there have been rumours that Virat Kohli‘s jersey quantity i.e. 18 will not be up for grabs both as soon as he calls it a day, although it stays unconfirmed.
